MOOC: Peace Park Development and Management

Dec 12, 2018
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Are you interested in exploring the intersection between biodiversity conservation and community peacebuilding? Would you like to know how to establish a Peace Park using innovative methods based on the most contemporary research and projects actually taking place on the ground? Do you want to become more skilled at tackling the challenges of Peace Park management? This course will offer a comprehensive guide on Peace Park establishment, and will teach participants to make a strong case for Peace Park development; effectively plan, establish and manage Peace Parks; and address the challenges associated with the creation and management of these transboundary protected areas.

This free course is hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, its Peace and Biodiversity Dialogue Initiative, the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and the NBSAP Forum. Financial support is provided by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Peace and Biodiversity Dialogue Initiative funded by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea. The course will be facilitated in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic, and will run from 4 February to 22 February 2019. It is designed for Peace Park development practitioners and environmental peacebuilding enthusiasts but is open to everyone.

To register for the course, participants must follow two steps: 1. Create an account on Learning for Nature (https://www.learningfornature.org) 2. Click “Enroll” in the course room in their preferred language: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.